amazing night: time-lapse video of obx

Motion time-lapse captures the OBX night sky. Daniel Lowe with Star Mountain Media created this captivating time-lapse video nearly 10 years ago, but it is timeless. It’s an heart-stopping look at one of the Outer Banks’ best features: a night sky uninhibited by skyscrapers or light pollution. It features the Cape Hatteras light in Buxton, a… Continue reading amazing night: time-lapse video of obx

obx mourns surf photog mickey mccarthy

Mickey McCarthy by Daryl Law

The Outer Banks has lost one of the good ones. Mickey McCarthy was a happy constant in the local surfing world, his love of his craft apparent in the photos that he took and the smile that he always seemed to be wearing. Eastern Surfing Magazine, which has published thousands of his photos, pays a heartfelt… Continue reading obx mourns surf photog mickey mccarthy

OBX Trio is on TV!

UNC TV  popped into local hot spot Trio in Kitty Hawk to make this great short for their show, North Carolina Weekend. It’s a great peek into the amazing selections of wine, beer and cheese on offer at Trio and the dynamic partners that created this match up made in heaven! Trio is at Milepost 4.5 in… Continue reading OBX Trio is on TV!

discover SCORE on the obx!

Discover or Re-Discover SCORE Outer Banks! For over four decades the volunteers from Outer Banks SCORE have been championing and changing the face of small businesses throughout Dare County and beyond. Offering free and confidential business counseling for both start-ups as well as existing businesses, SCORE OBX is extending an invitation to prospective clients and… Continue reading discover SCORE on the obx!

master your obx beach scene this summer!

You’ve seen them out there. The family with the most rockin’ OBX beach gear set up you’ve ever seen: awesome tent, tunes, chairs, and games. But just thinking about the energy required to hump all that equipment to and from the beach is making you sweaty! You wish that somehow that awesome set up could… Continue reading master your obx beach scene this summer!

obx is OPEN (even in winter!)

The dining room at Ocean Boulevard in Kitty Hawk. Great food, live music on Friday nights.

It’s winter on the Outer Banks and for most of us who live here, it’s a great time of year. The pace of life slows down, we catch up with friends, the kids are in school—in many ways, OBX life goes back to its roots, returns to a time when the pace was more small town… Continue reading obx is OPEN (even in winter!)